Vocabulary

• on fire: Very successful or popular
• left out: To forget; omit
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• fall out
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• regardless of
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• look back: To think about past events
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• blow on: To exhale air onto a surface or object.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• have to: Must do
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• consider: To think carefully about something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• performance: Act of doing something
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
• compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• act: To behave in a certain way
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• pearl: Person's name
• prolific: Producing something in large quantities
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• ward: Person's name
• ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
• lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• taint: To hurt or damage the good condition of something
• sue: Person's name
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
• dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
• diabolical: Of, concerning, or characteristic of the devil; satanic
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• capitalist: Person believing in private ownership of property
• tumultuous: Chaotic
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• snare: To trap using a device or clever trick
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• globally: Throughout the world
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• unable: Not being able to do something
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• genesis: Beginning of something important
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• defamation: Law abusive attack on someone's reputation
• induction: Entry into a position, organization or office
• sabbath: Day of rest in some religions
• rejoin: To join again; be reunited with
• shambolic: Disorderly or chaotic; messy